christopher columbus was sailing past portugal when his ship was attacked by an enemy
Feb 16, 1478
christopher married a young lady who came from a noble family with friends at court
Apr 28, 1484
he went ot the king of portugal and asked for ships and money for his trip to the indies
Jul 7, 1485
columbus went to spain. his wife had died leaving him with a son diego who he put in the care of monks in a spanish monastery
Jan 20, 1489
he returned to spain and he still had three more years to wait until the queen finished her war and beat the Moors
Aug 3, 1492
columbus set sail from spain taking three ships with him ( the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria
Sep 6, 1492
they pulled up anchor and sailed into the Unknown
Sep 25, 1492
Martin Pinzon, captain of the Pinta, shouted "Teirra, Tierra land land"
Sep 26, 1492
there was no sign of land anywhere. THEY MUST HAVE SEEN CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON THAT LOOKED LIKE LAND.
Oct 7, 1492
The Nina raised a flag and fired a cannon, the signal that land had been sighted. Another false alarm
Oct 10, 1492
The men announced that they couldn't stand it no longer. They must turn back
Oct 11, 1492
Columbus gave orders that instead of dropping anchor, the three ships would sail right on.
Oct 12, 1492
At two o clock in the morning a cannon was fired from the Pinta
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus and the other sailors met the other Americans
Dec 23, 1492
Columbus estimated that in the course of one hour more than 1000 persons visited the ships
Dec 24, 1492
Christopher Columbus, Admiral of the Ocean Sea, sailed north for the harbor closest to that part of Hispaniola that was obviously Japan
Dec 24, 1492
The Santa Maria sunk
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus sailed to Haiti
Jan 4, 1493
Columbus set sail for Spain
Mar 15, 1493
They arrived back in Spain
Sep 13, 1493
Columbus set out on his second trip to the Indies
Nov 27, 1493
Columbus and his men arrived at Hispaniola
Nov 28, 1493
Columbus found the fort burned down, the Spaniards dead
Jan 26, 1494
1494 through 1496- one third of the native population of Hispaniola was killed, sold, or scared away
Sep 28, 1495
Columbus returned to Isabella and he was sick from nervous exhaustion
Mar 11, 1496
Columbus set sail for Spain to set things right with the king and queen
May 30, 1498
Columbus set sail for the south
Aug 23, 1500
Francis de Bobadilla, a special representative of the crown, arrived in Hispaniola
Feb 27, 1502
Vasco da Gama was going again to the Indies
Mar 2, 1502
Columbus was back at sea, which was his fourth trip that he called his "High Voyage"
Dec 25, 1502
On Christmas night the four ships snchored off Panama, not more than thirty two milesw from the Pacific Ocean, but even if Columbus had known how close he was to the other side, there was no way to reach it whith his ships
Apr 6, 1503
A force of four hundred natives attacked the Spanish fort and before the fighting was over, twelve Spaniards had been killed
Jun 25, 1503
When they reached the island of Jamaica, the ships could stay afloat no longer. The men ran them ashore and beached them together, for this was where they would live
Jun 19, 1504
Columbus had no ship to sapre, he said, nor did he send one until now
Nov 7, 1504
Columbus did not reach Spain until now
Nov 26, 1504
Queen Isabella died three weeks after Columbus's arrival
May 20, 1506
Columubus died
Oct 11, 1513
Balboa crossed thsoe few miles at Panama and claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain